Sergei Rachmaninoff, Rachmaninov My roommate at the time a vulgar, tasteless, oil tycoon's son from Wichita, Kansas- referred to this world-class composer, pianist and conductor as Rocky http://www.fredflaxman.com/Rachmaninov.html
Extractions: Misery Loves Company I'm too happy to enjoy Rachmaninoff as much as I used to. When I was a suffering, insufferable teenager, he was my favorite composer. During my first semester in college, I wallowed in my misery to the tear-jerking melodies of this latter-day (1873-1943) romantic. Here was my soul-mate: a composer who shared my depressions, insecurities, and longings for acceptance and love. My roommate at the time - a vulgar, tasteless, oil tycoon's son from Wichita, Kansas - referred to this world-class composer, pianist and conductor as "Rocky." I almost killed him, but he dropped out of school, and my life, before I had the chance. I shall always love Rachmaninoff, but I doubt that I shall ever relate to his music quite as much as I did back then. Misery loves company, and Rachmaninoff kept me company, record after record, day after day. Starting with his most famous works - the Piano Concerto No. 2, the Symphony No. 2 , and the Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini - I expanded my record collection to include every Rachmaninoff composition that had ever been issued. I even learned to play his most famous piano piece, the Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, myself - no small feat for someone who rarely attempted any work which wasn't in C major. The Second Symphony, like the Second Piano Concerto, is one of Rachmaninoff's indisputable masterpieces, even though he himself didn't realize this. "I give my solemn word," he said after finishing it, "no more symphonies!" Nevertheless, he broke his promise - only once - some 30 years later.
Rachmaninoff Webring Homepage Reasons for the ring, explanation of what it is, biography of the composer, joining information, and Category Arts Music Composers R rachmaninov, sergei Vasilyevich 1976); John Culshaw, sergei rachmaninov (1949, reissued 1970); Patrick Piggott, rachmaninov(1978), including Rachmaninoff Composer, pianist, Conductor (1990 http://www.gmlile.com/webrings/rachring/rachring.html
Extractions: I have created this webring in an effort to promote my belief that the internet can be the ultimate media for this type of information. By linking all of the best web pages on Sergei Rachmaninoff in such a way, anybody can get reliable information on this man. This compilation of web pages is indended for use by student surfer, the college researcher, the fans of Rachmaninoff's music, and anybody who may be interested in learning about Sergei Rachmaninoff. This will be an ongoing project and I sincerely hope it will never be finished. As the media grows, so will the Rachmaninoff Webring. I dream of the day when there is a Rachmaninoff discussion group, chat room cd exchange, all incorporated into this resource. I know what his music has done and continues to do for me, and I hope that he can do it for you too! A webring is a collection of related webpages that are linked very much like a ring. You can begin at any page in the ring, and if you follow the links you will experience all of the pages in the ring and end up where you began. There is a box or set of links that looks the same on each page. It has links to go to the next site, the previous site, or back to this page. If you click on the picture of Rachmaninoff you will also come back to this page. You can see this above. Try it out, but don't go far! There's more!
Rachmaninov, Sergei rachmaninov, sergei (18731943). Great composer and pianist, hugely popular inRussia, despite his opposition to the Soviet regime. The Blue Planet LIVE! http://www.hkpo.com/eng/outreach/dictionary/r/RachmaninovSergei.jsp
The Musical Times: Sergei Rachmaninov 1873-1943 sergei Vassilievitch rachmaninov, at Beverley symphonic poem The Isle of the Dead.In 1909 he toured in America as pianist and conducted http://www.musicaltimes.co.uk/archive/obits/194304rachmaninov.html
DISCOVERCLASSICS.com rachmaninov, sergei (1873 1943 Russian composers, pianists and an outstanding conductor,rachmaninov was a The words of the Polish pianist Josif Hofman Steel http://www.discoverclassics.com/index.php?do=pv&pid=36
DISCOVERCLASSICS.com pianist Gannady Dziubenko, hailed a spectacular Russian pianist by the rachmaninov,sergei Daisies Dziubenko, Gennady (piano) (1999; 2'3 ) listen download. http://www.discoverclassics.com/index.php?do=pv&pid=94
Pianist.nl, Voor De Pianist En De Muziekliefhebber. Masters of the piano @ pianist.nl. Lupu, Radu; Pletnev, Mikhail; Pollini,Maurizio; rachmaninov, sergei (1873'43); Richter, Sviatoslav (1915-'97); http://www.pianist.nl/pianist.nl/pianists.asp
Sergei Rachmaninov. sergei rachmaninov. His grandmother noticed this and showed sergei music at churches,encouraged Even though Rachmaninoff was becoming a great pianist, he was http://www.angelfire.com/music2/pianopals/Rachmaninov.html
SERGE RACHMANINOV ~ NOTES Page ~ AMUSIClassical Directory Conservatory and established himself as a gifted pianist and promising McCabe rachmaninovorchestral music Patrick Piggott sergei rachmaninov An Essential http://www.angelfire.com/biz/musiclassical/rach.html
Classical Pianist Noriko Ogawa sergei rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 or a Richter are essentialin rachmaninov will not and 3 played by the Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa http://www.norikoogawa.com/rachmaninov.html
Extractions: Those for whom the sombre heroics of a Horowitz or a Richter are essential in Rachmaninov will not warm to this disc of the piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 played by the Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa on BIS (CD 900). But what Ogawa brings instead is a soft-grained lyricism and a truly poetic response. Nor is she lacking in the virtuosity department: indeed, she offers the more taxing of Rachmaninov's alternative cadenza's in No.3. But rather than thunder her way through these war-horses, she brings out their subtle Chopinesque qualities. Owain Arwel Hughes proves a sympathetic accompanist, bringing a commendable freshness to both works with his Malmo Symphony Orchestra forces. Barry Millington
Sergei Lyapunov By David Wright MusicWeb(UK) Article by David Wright for MusicWeb (UK) with detailed biography and comments on various symphonies, Category Arts Music Composers L Liapunov, sergei Mikhailovich sergei LYAPUNOV. by. 28, which dates from 1909, the same year as rachmaninovs superlative Bothconcertos are dedicated to the same pianist, Josef Hofmann, the http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2002/Aug02/Lyapunov.htm
Extractions: Classical Editor: Rob Barnett Founder Len Mullenger: Len@musicweb.uk.net Music Web is now partnering Explore their site. World-wide FREE postage on CD purchases SERGEI LYAPUNOV by Dr David C F Wright My introduction to this composer, many years ago, was his Piano Concerto no. 2 in E, op. 28, which dates from 1909, the same year as Rachmaninovs superlative Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor. Both concertos are dedicated to the same pianist, Josef Hofmann, the Polish born pianist who was born in 1876. He made his concert debut when he was eleven years old and later studied with Moszkowski and Anton Rubinstein. He settled in America and was renowned for his playing of Chopin and Liszt. He was the director of the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia from 1925- 1938. For some obscure reason he sometimes used the pseudonym, Michel Dvorsky. He was also a composer with five piano concertos, piano sonatas and a symphony to his name. But to return to Lyapunov. This Piano Concerto no. 2 has a main theme which is very close to the main theme of Brahms's Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor. Incidentally the main theme of the first movement of Lalo's Symphony in G minor is very close to the Brahms's theme as well.
RACHMANINOV, Sergei :Gilder-MusicWeb Dictionary Of Composers rachmaninov, sergei b Oneg, near Novgorod, 1 April 1873 d Beverly Hills, 28 March1943, aged life; but by 1892 he was being accepted both as a pianist and a http://www.musicweb.uk.net/Classpedia/Rachmaninov.htm
Extractions: d Beverly Hills, 28 March 1943, aged sixty-nine Piano Concert No 1 in F sharp minor Six Songs Scherzo for strings Prelude and Danse orientale, for cello and piano Five Morceaux de Fantaisie, for piano (includes the C sharp minor prelude) Intermezzo Aleko, opera The Rock, fantasy for orchestra Trio elegiaque, in D minor Romance and Danse hongroise, for violin and piano Suite No 1, Fantasy, for two pianos Six Songs Caprice bohemien, for orchestra Seven Piano Pieces Six Piano Duets Symphony No 1 in D minor Six Moments musicaux, for piano Twelve Songs Six Songs for female, or boys' voices Twelve Songs Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Suite No 2 for two pianos Cello Sonata in G minor The Spring, cantata Variations on a theme by Chopin, for piano Ten Preludes for piano Francesca da Rimini, opera The Miserly Knight, opera Fifteen Songs Symphony No 2 in E minor The Isle of the Dead, symphonic poem Piano Sonata No 1 in D minor Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor The Bells, choral symphony (after Poe)
Kulturspeilet av Kjell Moe. De største pianistene sergei rachmaninov. Summary in English. langtmindre enn som virtuos og teknisk brilliant pianist. I dag er det motsatt. http://www.pluto.no/KulturSpeilet/faste/cd/Pianists_Rachmaninov.html
Extractions: Det er ikke mange desenniene siden Rachmaninov Shine Han bosatte seg i Vesten etter bolsjevikrevolusjonen i 1917, og viet sitt liv som full tids konsertpianist etter dette. En CD er utelukkende viet musikk av han selv og de bearbeidelsene han gjorde av andres verk, en ikke ukjent foreteelse fra den tids konsertpianister. moderne pianistene. svarte notene Summary in English Not so many years ago Rachmaninov was more known as a technically brilliant pianist - not as a composer. Today it is opposite. His piano concertoes - in particular the second and third - belongs to the most played in the concert halls. Rachmaninov lived in the Vest after the bolchevik revolution in 1917. One must wonder when history is brought to us in this way, we hear the great composer playing his own works. On this set we find his own transcriptions from Bach, Kreiser and others. As one of the first modern pianists his playing style might confuse us, in his own works he strikes the 'black notes' very hard, nearly cluster-like.
The Rachmaninoff Web Pages - Links A Fun, Thorough Site); sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian Classical Net's rachmaninov Composer'sPage; Rediscovering Rachmaninoff; A Yves Thibaudet A pianist for the http://www.flash.net/~park29/rachlinks.htm
Extractions: A A a Links Links to Other Rachmaninoff Sites Societies and Rachmaninoff Fan Sites The Rachmaninoff Society: Vladimir Ashkenazy, President A Rachmaninoff Site from Japan with Excellent Discographies Join Yahoo!'s Rachmaninoff Club ... A Rachmaninoff Page in Icelandic Rachmaninoff's Performed Repertoire and Published Works Rachmaninoff Headlines the List of Top 12 Pianists of the Century! Rachmaninoff's Performances as a Conductor Catalogued Library of Congress: Rachmaninoff Archives Complete Listing of Rachmaninoff Works by Opus No. ... A Newsweek Article on Rachmaninoff's 3rd Concerto Strange, But True! Sergei Rachmaninoff: Tool of the Devil? (Well....Strange, but NOT true!) The David Helfgott Cynical Media Hoax Exposed! Book Review of Out of Tune: David Helfgott, and the Myth of "Shine" ... Rachmaninoff's Gravestone at Find-A-Grave.com MP3 Files Rachmaninoff MP3 Files Courtesy of AltaVista One Reader Calls Napster An Online Candy Store of Music! Recordings of Note Wayne Stahnke's Rachmaninoff Piano Roll Transfers on Telarc Mark Obert-Thorn, Transfer Guy: Rachmaninoff Performs Rachmaninoff Links to Other Sites of Interest Visit Our Website: Interview with Violinist Dylana Jenson Visit Our Website: The Jean Sibelius Web Pages The Bernard Herrmann Web Pages (The Best Classical Site on the www!)
HyperDic, Online English Dictionary > Pianist pianist noun (person). Rachmaninoff; sergei Rachmaninoff; sergei VasilievichRachmaninoff; rachmaninov; sergei rachmaninov; http://www.hyperdic.net/dic/p/pianist.shtml
Joys Of Music Project sergei rachmaninov As a pianist he was famous for his precision, rhythmic drive,legato and clarity of texture and for the broad design of his performances. http://www.geocities.com/petrudumitru/mysound/fcomposer09.html
Extractions: As a pianist he was famous for his precision, rhythmic drive, legato and clarity of texture and for the broad design of his performances. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory graduating with distinction as both pianist and composer. During the ensuing years he composed piano pieces, including his famous c-sharp Minor Prelude, songs and orchestral works, but the disastrous premiere in 1897 of his Symphony No.1. He composed his Second Piano Concerto. Meanwhile he had set out on a new career as a conductor, appearing in Moscow and London. The essentials of his art had been assembled in the Piano Concerto no.2. Rachmaninov inherited Romanticism from Tchaikovsky and his teachers. In 1909 he made his first American tour as a pianist, for which he wrote the Piano Concerto no.3. After the October Revolution he left Russia with his family for Scandinavia. In 1918 they arrived in New York, where he mainly lived thereafter, though he spent periods in Paris Dresden and Switzerland. There was a period of creative silence until 1926 when he wrote the Piano Concerto no.4, followed by only a handful of works over the next 15 years, even though all are on a large scale. During this period, however, he was active as a pianist on both sides of the Atlantic. Madalin Chiricuta
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Library Of Congress Citations Hills; Russianborn American pianist, conductor, and SR p1996 label (Serghehi rachmaninov)Control No. n 50054908 Heading Rachmaninoff, sergei, 1873-1943 http://www.malaspina.edu/~mcneil/cit/citlcrachmaninov.htm
Extractions: The Little Search Engine that Could Down to Name Citations National Library of Canada LC Online Catalog ... Free Email from Malaspina Book Citations [First 20 Records (of 322)] Author: Bertensson, Sergei, 1885-1962. Title: Sergei Rachmaninoff, a lifetime in music, by Sergei Bertensson and Jay Leyda, with the assistance of Sophia Satin. Published: New York, New York University Press, 1956. Description: viii, 464 p. illus., ports., facsims., music. 24 cm. LC Call No.: ML410.R12 B47 Dewey No.: 927.8 Notes: "Works": p. 402-419. "Work on records": p. 420-438. Subjects: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943 Discography. Other authors: Leyda, Jay, 1910- joint author. Satina, Sophie, 1879- Control No.: 55010065 Author: Piggott, Patrick, 1915- Title: Rachmaninov orchestral music / Patrick Piggott. Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1974. Description: 60 p. : music ; 20 cm. Series: BBC music guides ; 27 LC Call No.: MT130.R2 P5 1974b Dewey No.: 785/.092/4 ISBN: 029595308X : $1.45 Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Orchestra music. Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Concertos, piano, orchestra. Orchestral music Analysis, appreciation. Concertos (Piano) Analysis, appreciation. Control No.: 73013333 /MN/r85
Britannica Store rachmaninov was born into a military family in 1873 would reshape the destiny of sergei,who, at for musical instruction under the noted pianist Nikolay Zverev. http://store.britannica.com/escalate/store/DetailPage?pls=britannica&bc=britanni
Saint Paul Sunday, January 2001 Broadcast Listings Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han will perform three great twentiethcenturysonatas - one each by sergei rachmaninov, sergei Prokofiev, and Dmitri http://sunday.mpr.org/listings/shows01_01.htm
Extractions: Each great European city has its own magic. Rome is renowned for history and architecture, Paris for art and cuisine. And in the realm of classical music, Vienna's streets, churches, and concert halls still ring with a timeless allure. This week Bill McGlaughlin welcomes an extraordinary ensemble who take their name from Vienna and make their home there, too. The Vienna Piano Trio will bring us a work each of Mozart and Beethoven, two composers who came to the city and contributed to its musical soul. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Trio in Bb major, K. 502
What Makes Russian Music Russian?: Saint Paul Sunday Feature In later years rachmaninov remembered his cello sergei Prokofiev Sonata for Celloand Piano in C Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and pianist Sviatoslav Richter http://sunday.mpr.org/features/0101_russianmusic/biographies.shtml
Extractions: Died: 28 March 1943, Beverly Hills, California Composed: In the fall and early winter of 1901 for the cellist Anatoly Brandukov. Towards the end of the last movement, Rachmaninov wrote the date "November 20th". At the very end he wrote December 12th, showing that he revised the ending immediately after the first performance. Rachmaninov was 28 years old. First performance: In Moscow, December 2nd 1901 by Anatoly Brandukov, with the composer at the piano. Other works from immediately before: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18; Suite No. 2 for two pianos, Op. 17. Other works from immediately after: Spring, a cantata for bass, chorus, and orchestra, Op. 20; Twelve Songs for voice and piano, Op. 21. The composer and his music: In the wake of the successful completion of his Second Piano Concerto, Rachmaninov spent the summer of 1901 on the familys country estate in the Tambov region, several days travel to the south of Moscow.
